Chron.com, the flagship website of the Houston Chronicle Media Group, has topped more than 1 billion page views for the year.

The site, which crossed the billion threshold Friday morning, also saw significant gains in unique visitors, according to Andrea Mooney, executive producer and director of digital content for the Houston Chronicle Media Group. The number of unique users for 2012 is on pace to exceed 110 million, up 32 percent from the year before.

"The goal of Chron.com is to serve as the go-to local website for information on what Houston is talking about," Mooney said. "These strong growth numbers demonstrate that we're delivering on what Houston wants: breaking stories and news you can use, including real-time sports, weather, traffic and pop culture coverage, plus utility such as events listings and city guides."

The Houston Chronicle went digital on Oct. 8, 1995. Since then, the Chronicle's digital reach has continued to expand, with web, mobile, tablet, and electronic newspaper replica versions as well as social media channels.